Ravens dedicate win to defensive line coach Clarence Brooks
“This one was for Clarence Brooks,” read the tweet from the Ravens official account. “Sorry we might have had you a little worried, Coach.”
After Sunday’s thrilling come from behind win against the Browns,
Ravens players huddled in the locker room, reflecting on how Coach
Clarence Brooks, who died of cancer on Sept. 18, would’ve reacted to the
game. They all agreed that the coach, who was with the team for 12
years—and who was apparently known for both his colorful language and
his intolerance for mental mistakes—definitely would
not have been pleased with Cleveland running back Isaiah Crowell’s 85-yard touchdown sprint in the first quarter.
“I know he’s pissed off, but I know he’s happy we won, too,” cracked linebacker C.J. Mosley.
“They just let him into Heaven and that first run play popped and
they had to give [Coach Brooks] a timeout,” Coach Harbaugh
affectionately joked. “[I bet] he was going off. [They must’ve been
like], ‘Did we let this guy in here?’”
Defensive end Lawrence Guy said that he, along with the entire Ravens d-line, is dedicating his season to the beloved coach.
Trey Mancini hits home run in major league debut. Is stud.
Well, this is just the cutest thing. Rookie infielder Trey Mancini hit a home run in his major league debut and his mom Beth, who is from the Baltimore area, went positively nuts in the stands. Later, Mancini explained that mom may’ve been extra emotional because it was also the 79th birthday of her late father, an O’s season ticket holder. Awww. Two days later, Mancini was a bright spot in another loss against Red Sox, slugging another home run. In 7 at bats, he has two home runs, a double, and 4 RBI. Where has this guy been all our lives?
The Dennis Pittassaince Continues!
We’re
not going to lie. After he missed what essentially amounted to two
entire seasons, we thought Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta was dunzo. We
almost felt badly for the guy when he announced he was going to give it
another go this season—it seemed like he was in denial. Well, there
certainly is egg on our faces, because the sure-handed receiver (and
Joe Flacco bestie) has been an absolute stud in his first two games.
Entering Week 3, Pitta ties the NFL lead in receptions by a TE, and
ranks second in receiving yards.
We’ve never been so happy to be wrong in our lives.
